Yusuf
The Finest of Accounts
In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Alif. Lam. Ra.
بسم ٱلله ٱلرحمن ٱلرحيم الرThese are the signs of the explicit Scripture.
تلك ءايت ٱلكتب ٱلمبينWe have sent it down as a flawless Recitation, perhaps you will reason.
إنآ أنزلنه قرءنا عربيا لعلكم تعقلونWe relate to you the finest of accounts, by revealing to you this Recitation, though you were indeed, before it, among the heedless.
نحن نقص عليك أحسن ٱلقصص بمآ أوحينآ إليك هذا ٱلقرءان وإن كنت من قبله لمن ٱلغفلين[Recall] when Youssof said to his father: "O my father, I saw eleven stars, and the sun and the moon,
إذ قال يوسف لأبيه يأبت إني رأيت أحد عشر كوكبا وٱلشمس وٱلقمرI saw them prostrate before me."
رأيتهم لي سجدينHe said: "O my little one, do not relate your vision to your brothers, or they will scheme against you with a scheme:
قال يبنى لا تقصص رءياك على إخوتك فيكيدوا لك كيداthe Diverter is, to the human being, a manifest enemy.
إن ٱلشيطن للإنسن عدو مبينAnd it is thus that your Guardian will elect you and teach you the interpretation of events,
وكذلك يجتبيك ربك ويعلمك من تأويل ٱلأحاديثand He will complete His blessing upon you and upon the family of Yaacoub, as He completed it before upon your two ancestors, Ibrahim and Ishaq.
ويتم نعمته عليك وعلى ءال يعقوب كمآ أتمها على أبويك من قبل إبرهيم وإسحقYour Guardian is indeed All-Knowing, Wise.
إن ربك عليم حكيمThere were indeed, in Youssof and his brothers, signs for those who ask.
لقد كان في يوسف وإخوته ءايت للسآئلين[Recall] when they said: "Youssof and his brother are dearer to our father than we, though we are a close-knit group:
إذ قالوا ليوسف وأخوه أحب إلى أبينا منا ونحن عصبةour father is surely in manifest error.
إن أبانا لفي ضلل مبينKill Youssof, or banish him to some land, so that your father's face may be freed for you alone, and that you may be, after that, righteous people."
ٱقتلوا يوسف أو ٱطرحوه أرضا يخل لكم وجه أبيكم وتكونوا من بعده قوما صلحينOne of them said: "Do not kill Youssof, but throw him into the depths of the well: some travelers will pick him up, if you must act."
قال قآئل منهم لا تقتلوا يوسف وألقوه في غيبت ٱلجب يلتقطه بعض ٱلسيارة إن كنتم فعلينThey said: "O our father, what is it with you, that you do not trust us with Youssof, when we are surely sincere counselors to him?
قالوا يأبانا ما لك لا تأمنا على يوسف وإنا له لنصحونSend him with us tomorrow, that he may enjoy himself and play; we will surely be his guardians."
أرسله معنا غدا يرتع ويلعب وإنا له لحفظونHe said: "It surely grieves me that you take him, and I fear the wolf may devour him while you are heedless of him."
قال إني ليحزنني أن تذهبوا به وأخاف أن يأكله ٱلذئب وأنتم عنه غفلونThey said: "If the wolf were to devour him, while we are a close-knit group, we would then surely be losers."
قالوا لئن أكله ٱلذئب ونحن عصبة إنآ إذا لخسرونWhen they took him away and agreed to put him in the depths of the well — and We revealed to him: "You will surely inform them of this affair, while they do not suspect it" —
فلما ذهبوا به وأجمعوا أن يجعلوه في غيبت ٱلجب وأوحينآ إليه لتنبئنهم بأمرهم هذا وهم لا يشعرونthey came to their father in the evening, weeping, and said: "O our father, we went off racing and left Youssof with our belongings, and the wolf devoured him."
وجآءو أباهم عشآء يبكون قالوا يأبانآ إنا ذهبنا نستبق وتركنا يوسف عند متعنا فأكله ٱلذئبBut you will not give us credit, even if we speak the truth.
ومآ أنت بمؤمن لنا ولو كنا صدقينThey brought his shirt stained with false blood.
وجآءو على قميصه بدم كذبHe said: "Rather, your Self has suggested a course to you.
قال بل سولت لكم أنفسكم أمراBeautiful patience!
فصبر جميلAnd it is with God that help must be sought against what you describe."
وٱلله ٱلمستعان على ما تصفونTravelers arrived; they sent their water-drawer, who let down his bucket. He said: "Good news! Here is a boy!"
وجآءت سيارة فأرسلوا واردهم فأدلى دلوه قال يبشرى هذا غلمThey hid him away as merchandise —
وأسروه بضعةbut God was All-Knowing of what they were doing.
وٱلله عليم بما يعملونAnd they sold him for a paltry price, a few counted coins: they attached little importance to him.
وشروه بثمن بخس درهم معدودة وكانوا فيه من ٱلزهدينThe one who bought him, in Egypt, said to his wife: "Make his stay honorable; perhaps he will be useful to us, or we may adopt him as a son."
وقال ٱلذي ٱشترىه من مصر لٱمرأته أكرمي مثوىه عسى أن ينفعنآ أو نتخذه ولداAnd thus We established Youssof on that land, and so as to teach him the interpretation of events —
وكذلك مكنا ليوسف في ٱلأرض ولنعلمه من تأويل ٱلأحاديثGod is victorious in His purpose,
وٱلله غالب على أمرهbut most people do not know.
ولكن أكثر ٱلناس لا يعلمونAnd when he reached his full maturity, We gave him judgment and knowledge:
ولما بلغ أشده ءاتينه حكما وعلماthus do We recompense those who do good.
وكذلك نجزي ٱلمحسنينShe in whose house he was sought to seduce him; she bolted the doors and said: "Come here."
ورودته ٱلتي هو في بيتها عن نفسه وغلقت ٱلأبوب وقالت هيت لكHe said: "May God preserve me from that!
قال معاذ ٱللهHe is indeed my master: he has made my stay excellent:
إنه ربي أحسن مثوايthe wrongdoers indeed do not succeed."
إنه لا يفلح ٱلظلمونAnd she certainly had an intention toward him,
ولقد همت بهand he would have had one toward her, had he not seen a proof of his Guardian:
وهم بها لولآ أن رءا برهن ربهthus it was, so that We might turn away from him evil and indecency:
كذلك لنصرف عنه ٱلسوء وٱلفحشآءhe was indeed among Our purified obedient ones.
إنه من عبادنا ٱلمخلصينThey both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from behind, and they found her chief at the door.
وٱستبقا ٱلباب وقدت قميصه من دبر وألفيا سيدها لدا ٱلبابShe said: "What is the recompense of one who intends evil against your family, except prison or a painful punishment?"
قالت ما جزآء من أراد بأهلك سوءا إلآ أن يسجن أو عذاب أليمHe said: "It is she who sought to seduce me."
قال هي رودتني عن نفسيA witness from her family bore witness: "If his shirt is torn from the front, she speaks truly, and he is among the liars; but if his shirt is torn from behind, she has lied,
وشهد شاهد من أهلهآ إن كان قميصه قد من قبل فصدقت وهو من ٱلكذبين وإن كان قميصه قد من دبر فكذبتand he is among the truthful."
وهو من ٱلصدقينWhen he saw that his shirt was torn from behind, he said: "This is of your scheme, [women]: your scheme is immense.
فلما رءا قميصه قد من دبر قال إنه من كيدكن إن كيدكن عظيمYoussof, turn away from this;
يوسف أعرض عن هذاand you, ask forgiveness for your offense: you are indeed among those at fault."
وٱستغفري لذنبك إنك كنت من ٱلخاطينWomen, in the Capital, said: "The wife of the Powerful One is seeking to seduce her young man: he has indeed captivated her with love;
وقال نسوة في ٱلمدينة ٱمرأت ٱلعزيز ترود فتىها عن نفسه قد شغفها حباwe surely see her in manifest error."
إنا لنرىها في ضلل مبينWhen she heard of their plot, she invited them and prepared for them something to recline on; she gave each of them a knife, and said [to Youssof]: "Come out before them."
فلما سمعت بمكرهن أرسلت إليهن وأعتدت لهن متكا وءاتت كل وحدة منهن سكينا وقالت ٱخرج عليهنWhen they saw him, they found him so great that they cut their hands, saying: "Far be it from God [such an imperfection]! This is no human:
فلما رأينه أكبرنه وقطعن أيديهن وقلن حش لله ما هذا بشراthis is nothing but a noble Agent."
إن هذآ إلا ملك كريمShe said: "This is the one about whom you blamed me.
قالت فذلكن ٱلذي لمتنني فيهI indeed sought to seduce him, but he absolutely defended himself;
ولقد رودته عن نفسه فٱستعصمand if he does not do what I order him, he will surely be imprisoned, and will surely be among the diminished."
ولئن لم يفعل مآ ءامره ليسجنن وليكونا من ٱلصغرينHe said: "My Guardian, prison is dearer to me than what they call me to; and if You do not turn their scheme away from me, I would incline toward them and be among the ignorant."
قال رب ٱلسجن أحب إلى مما يدعونني إليه وإلا تصرف عني كيدهن أصب إليهن وأكن من ٱلجهلينHis Guardian answered him and turned their scheme away from him:
فٱستجاب له ربه فصرف عنه كيدهنit is indeed He, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
إنه هو ٱلسميع ٱلعليمThen it seemed good to them, after seeing the signs, to imprison him for a time.
ثم بدا لهم من بعد ما رأوا ٱلءايت ليسجننه حتى حينTwo young men entered the prison with him.
ودخل معه ٱلسجن فتيانOne of them said: "I saw myself pressing wine."
قال أحدهمآ إني أرىني أعصر خمراThe other said: "I saw myself carrying bread on my head, from which the birds were eating.
وقال ٱلءاخر إني أرىني أحمل فوق رأسي خبزا تأكل ٱلطير منهInform us of its interpretation: we indeed see you among those who do good."
نبئنا بتأويله إنا نرىك من ٱلمحسنينHe said: "No food will be brought to you, destined for you, without my informing you of its interpretation before it reaches you:
قال لا يأتيكما طعام ترزقانه إلا نبأتكما بتأويله قبل أن يأتيكماthat is part of what my Guardian has taught me.
ذلكما مما علمني ربيI have left the doctrine of a people who do not believe in God, and who disown the last life,
إني تركت ملة قوم لا يؤمنون بٱلله وهم بٱلءاخرة هم كفرونand I have followed the doctrine of my ancestors, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Yaacoub:
وٱتبعت ملة ءابآءي إبرهيم وإسحق ويعقوبit is not for us to associate anything with God.
ما كان لنآ أن نشرك بٱلله من شىءThat is part of God's favor upon us and upon the people,
ذلك من فضل ٱلله علينا وعلى ٱلناسbut most people are not grateful.
ولكن أكثر ٱلناس لا يشكرونO my two prison companions, are divided masters better, or God, the One, the Subjugator?
يصحبى ٱلسجن ءأرباب متفرقون خير أم ٱلله ٱلوحد ٱلقهارWhat you obey, besides Him, is nothing but attributes you have named, you and your ancestors, without God having sent down any authority for it:
ما تعبدون من دونه إلآ أسمآء سميتموهآ أنتم وءابآؤكم مآ أنزل ٱلله بها من سلطنjudgment belongs only to God:
إن ٱلحكم إلا للهHe has commanded that you obey none but Him:
أمر ألا تعبدوا إلآ إياهthat is the upright Law,
ذلك ٱلدين ٱلقيمbut most people do not know.
ولكن أكثر ٱلناس لا يعلمونO my two prison companions, one of you will pour wine for his master;
يصحبى ٱلسجن أمآ أحدكما فيسقي ربه خمراas for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head.
وأما ٱلءاخر فيصلب فتأكل ٱلطير من رأسهThe matter on which you both consulted me is decided."
قضي ٱلأمر ٱلذي فيه تستفتيانAnd he said to the one of the two he thought would be saved: "Remember me to your master."
وقال للذي ظن أنه ناج منهما ٱذكرني عند ربكBut the Diverter made him forget to mention this to his master, and [Youssof] remained in prison for some years.
فأنسىه ٱلشيطن ذكر ربه فلبث في ٱلسجن بضع سنينAnd the king said: "I see seven fat cows being devoured by seven lean ones, and seven green ears of grain and others withered:
وقال ٱلملك إني أرى سبع بقرت سمان يأكلهن سبع عجاف وسبع سنبلت خضر وأخر يابستO court, enlighten me about my vision, if you can cross through visions [to their meaning]."
يأيها ٱلملأ أفتوني في رءيي إن كنتم للرءيا تعبرونThey said: "A jumble of confused dreams,
قالوا أضغث أحلمand we are not versed in the interpretation of dreams."
وما نحن بتأويل ٱلأحلم بعلمينThe one of the two who had been saved said, remembering after a long while: "I will inform you of its interpretation: so send me forth."
وقال ٱلذي نجا منهما وٱدكر بعد أمة أنا أنبئكم بتأويله فأرسلون"Youssof, man of truth, enlighten us about the seven fat cows devoured by seven lean ones, and the seven green ears of grain and others withered, so that I may return to the people and they may know."
يوسف أيها ٱلصديق أفتنا في سبع بقرت سمان يأكلهن سبع عجاف وسبع سنبلت خضر وأخر يابست لعلي أرجع إلى ٱلناس لعلهم يعلمونHe said: "You shall cultivate for seven years, unremittingly;
قال تزرعون سبع سنين دأباand what you have harvested, leave it in its ear, except the little that you eat.
فما حصدتم فذروه في سنبله إلا قليلا مما تأكلونThen there will come, after that, seven severe years, which will consume what you had prepared for them, except the little you set aside.
ثم يأتي من بعد ذلك سبع شداد يأكلن ما قدمتم لهن إلا قليلا مما تحصنونThen there will come, after that, a year in which the people will be relieved by rain, and in which they will press [the fruits]."
ثم يأتي من بعد ذلك عام فيه يغاث ٱلناس وفيه يعصرونAnd the king said: "Bring him to me."
وقال ٱلملك ٱئتوني بهWhen the messenger came to him, he said: "Return to your master, and ask him about the women who cut their hands:
فلما جآءه ٱلرسول قال ٱرجع إلى ربك فسله ما بال ٱلنسوة ٱلتي قطعن أيديهنmy Guardian is All-Knowing of their scheme."
إن ربي بكيدهن عليمHe said: "What was your affair, when you sought to seduce Youssof?"
قال ما خطبكن إذ رودتن يوسف عن نفسهThey said: "Far be it from God [such an imperfection]! We know no evil of him."
قلن حش لله ما علمنا عليه من سوءThe wife of the Powerful One said: "Now the truth comes out: it is I who sought to seduce him, and he is surely among the truthful.
قالت ٱمرأت ٱلعزيز ٱلن حصحص ٱلحق أنا رودته عن نفسه وإنه لمن ٱلصدقينThis, so that he may know that I did not betray him in his absence, and that God does not guide the scheme of traitors.
ذلك ليعلم أني لم أخنه بٱلغيب وأن ٱلله لا يهدي كيد ٱلخآئنينAnd I do not declare my Self clear [of all evil]:
ومآ أبرئ نفسيthe Self surely incites to evil, except one to whom my Guardian shows benevolence.
إن ٱلنفس لأمارة بٱلسوء إلا ما رحم ربيMy Guardian is indeed Most-Forgiving, Benevolent."
إن ربي غفور رحيمAnd the king said: "Bring him to me: I shall reserve him exclusively for myself."
وقال ٱلملك ٱئتوني به أستخلصه لنفسيWhen he had spoken to him, he said: "You are, today, with us, in a position of authority, trustworthy."
فلما كلمه قال إنك ٱليوم لدينا مكين أمينHe said: "Place me in charge of the treasuries of this land: I am indeed a knowledgeable guardian."
قال ٱجعلني على خزآئن ٱلأرض إني حفيظ عليمAnd thus We established Youssof on that land, settling there wherever he wished:
وكذلك مكنا ليوسف في ٱلأرض يتبوأ منها حيث يشآءWe grant Our benevolence to whom We will, and We do not let go to waste the reward of those who do good.
نصيب برحمتنا من نشآء ولا نضيع أجر ٱلمحسنينAnd the reward of the last life is indeed better for those who believe and guard themselves.
ولأجر ٱلءاخرة خير للذين ءامنوا وكانوا يتقونThe brothers of Youssof came [to Egypt] and entered upon him; he recognized them, but they did not recognize him.
وجآء إخوة يوسف فدخلوا عليه فعرفهم وهم له منكرونWhen he had provided them with their supplies, he said: "Bring me a brother of yours from your father's side.
ولما جهزهم بجهازهم قال ٱئتوني بأخ لكم من أبيكمDo you not see that I give full measure and am the best of those who grant a dwelling?
ألا ترون أني أوفي ٱلكيل وأنا خير ٱلمنزلينAnd if you do not bring him to me, you will have no more measure with me, and you shall not approach me again."
فإن لم تأتوني به فلا كيل لكم عندي ولا تقربونThey said: "We shall seek to obtain him from his father, we shall surely do it."
قالوا سنرود عنه أباه وإنا لفعلونHe said to his young men: "Put their merchandise back in their saddlebags, perhaps they will recognize it when they return to their people, perhaps they will come back."
وقال لفتينه ٱجعلوا بضعتهم في رحالهم لعلهم يعرفونهآ إذا ٱنقلبوا إلى أهلهم لعلهم يرجعونWhen they returned to their father, they said: "O our father, measure has been withheld from us; so send our brother with us, we shall obtain measure, and we shall surely be his guardians."
فلما رجعوا إلى أبيهم قالوا يأبانا منع منا ٱلكيل فأرسل معنآ أخانا نكتل وإنا له لحفظونHe said: "Shall I trust you with him otherwise than as I trusted you before with his brother?
قال هل ءامنكم عليه إلا كمآ أمنتكم على أخيه من قبلGod is the best guardian,
فٱلله خير حفظاand He is the most benevolent of the benevolent."
وهو أرحم ٱلرحمينWhen they opened their belongings, they found their merchandise, which had been returned to them. They said: "O our father, what more could we seek?
ولما فتحوا متعهم وجدوا بضعتهم ردت إليهم قالوا يأبانا ما نبغيHere is our merchandise, returned to us; we shall provide for our family, guard our brother, and obtain an extra camel-load:
هذه بضعتنا ردت إلينا ونمير أهلنا ونحفظ أخانا ونزداد كيل بعيرthat is an easy measure."
ذلك كيل يسيرHe said: "I will not send him with you, until you bring me a solemn engagement before God, that you will bring him back to me, unless you are surrounded."
قال لن أرسله معكم حتى تؤتون موثقا من ٱلله لتأتنني به إلآ أن يحاط بكمWhen they had brought him their solemn engagement, he said: "God is trustee over what we say."
فلمآ ءاتوه موثقهم قال ٱلله على ما نقول وكيلHe said: "O my sons, do not enter by a single gate, but enter by separate gates;
وقال يبني لا تدخلوا من باب وحد وٱدخلوا من أبوب متفرقةI can be of no use to you against God:
ومآ أغني عنكم من ٱلله من شىءjudgment belongs only to God;
إن ٱلحكم إلا للهupon Him I rely,
عليه توكلتand let those who rely [upon God] rely upon Him."
وعليه فليتوكل ٱلمتوكلونWhen they entered as their father had commanded them, it was of no use to them against God, except for a need in Yaacoub's Self, which he satisfied;
ولما دخلوا من حيث أمرهم أبوهم ما كان يغني عنهم من ٱلله من شىء إلا حاجة في نفس يعقوب قضىهاhe surely possessed knowledge We had taught him,
وإنه لذو علم لما علمنهbut most people do not know.
ولكن أكثر ٱلناس لا يعلمونWhen they entered upon Youssof, he took his brother in with him,
ولما دخلوا على يوسف ءاوى إليه أخاهand said: "I am, indeed, your brother: so do not grieve over what they were doing."
قال إني أنا أخوك فلا تبتئس بما كانوا يعملونWhen he had provided them with their supplies, he placed the cup in his brother's saddlebag; then a herald proclaimed: "O caravan, you are surely thieves!"
فلما جهزهم بجهازهم جعل ٱلسقاية في رحل أخيه ثم أذن مؤذن أيتها ٱلعير إنكم لسرقونThey said, turning toward them: "What are you missing?"
قالوا وأقبلوا عليهم ماذا تفقدونThey said: "We are missing the king's measuring vessel;
قالوا نفقد صواع ٱلملكwhoever brings it will have a camel-load, and I stand guarantor for it."
ولمن جآء به حمل بعير وأنا به زعيمThey said: "By God, you well know we did not come to spread corruption on this land, and we are not thieves."
قالوا تٱلله لقد علمتم ما جئنا لنفسد في ٱلأرض وما كنا سرقينThey said: "What then will be his recompense, if you are liars?"
قالوا فما جزؤه إن كنتم كذبينThey said: "His recompense: he in whose saddlebag it is found shall himself be the recompense.
قالوا جزؤه من وجد في رحله فهو جزؤهThus do we recompense the wrongdoers."
كذلك نجزي ٱلظلمينHe began with their bags before his brother's bag, then drew it out of his brother's bag:
فبدأ بأوعيتهم قبل وعآء أخيه ثم ٱستخرجها من وعآء أخيهthus did We scheme for Youssof:
كذلك كدنا ليوسفhe could not, under the king's law, seize his brother, unless God willed it.
ما كان ليأخذ أخاه في دين ٱلملك إلآ أن يشآء ٱللهWe raise in degrees whom We will,
نرفع درجت من نشآءand above every possessor of knowledge, there is one [more] knowing.
وفوق كل ذي علم عليمThey said: "If he has stolen, a brother of his had already stolen before."
قالوا إن يسرق فقد سرق أخ له من قبلYoussof kept this secret within himself and did not reveal it to them;
فأسرها يوسف في نفسه ولم يبدها لهمhe said: "You are in the worst of positions,
قال أنتم شر مكاناand God knows best what you describe."
وٱلله أعلم بما تصفونThey said: "O Powerful One, he has a very old father; so take one of us in his place: we indeed see you among those who do good."
قالوا يأيها ٱلعزيز إن له أبا شيخا كبيرا فخذ أحدنا مكانه إنا نرىك من ٱلمحسنينHe said: "May God preserve us from taking anyone other than the one with whom we found our belongings: we would then surely be wrongdoers."
قال معاذ ٱلله أن نأخذ إلا من وجدنا متعنا عنده إنآ إذا لظلمونWhen they had lost all hope of him, they withdrew into confidential converse.
فلما ٱستيسوا منه خلصوا نجياThe eldest among them said: "Do you not know that your father took a solemn engagement from you before God,
قال كبيرهم ألم تعلموا أن أباكم قد أخذ عليكم موثقا من ٱللهand that before this you failed in your duty toward Youssof?
ومن قبل ما فرطتم في يوسفI shall not leave this land, then, until my father permits me, or God judges in my favor:
فلن أبرح ٱلأرض حتى يأذن لي أبي أو يحكم ٱلله ليHe is the best of judges.
وهو خير ٱلحكمينReturn to your father, and say: 'O our father, your son has stolen;
ٱرجعوا إلى أبيكم فقولوا يأبانآ إن ٱبنك سرقand we attest only to what we know, and we could not guard what escaped the senses.
وما شهدنآ إلا بما علمنا وما كنا للغيب حفظينAsk the city where we were, and the caravan with which we returned: we are surely truthful.'"
وسل ٱلقرية ٱلتي كنا فيها وٱلعير ٱلتي أقبلنا فيها وإنا لصدقونHe said: "Rather, your Self has suggested a course to you.
قال بل سولت لكم أنفسكم أمراBeautiful patience!
فصبر جميلIt may be that God will bring them all back to me:
عسى ٱلله أن يأتيني بهم جميعاit is indeed He, the All-Knowing, the Wise."
إنه هو ٱلعليم ٱلحكيمAnd he turned away from them and said: "O my bitterness, for Youssof!"
وتولى عنهم وقال يأسفى على يوسفAnd his eyes turned white from grief, while he suppressed his sorrow.
وٱبيضت عيناه من ٱلحزن فهو كظيمThey said: "By God, you will not cease to recall Youssof, until you are worn out or until you perish."
قالوا تٱلله تفتؤا تذكر يوسف حتى تكون حرضا أو تكون من ٱلهلكينHe said: "I complain of my anguish and my grief only to God,
قال إنمآ أشكوا بثي وحزني إلى ٱللهand I know, from God, what you do not know.
وأعلم من ٱلله ما لا تعلمونO my sons, go and inquire about Youssof and his brother, and do not lose hope of God's rest:
يبني ٱذهبوا فتحسسوا من يوسف وأخيه ولا تايسوا من روح ٱللهnone loses hope of God's rest, except the people who disown."
إنه لا يايس من روح ٱلله إلا ٱلقوم ٱلكفرونWhen they entered upon him, they said: "O Powerful One, misfortune has touched us and our family, and we have come with merchandise of little value:
فلما دخلوا عليه قالوا يأيها ٱلعزيز مسنا وأهلنا ٱلضر وجئنا ببضعة مزجىةso give us full measure, and give us alms:
فأوف لنا ٱلكيل وتصدق علينآGod indeed recompenses those who give alms."
إن ٱلله يجزي ٱلمتصدقينHe said: "Do you know what you did to Youssof and his brother, when you were ignorant?"
قال هل علمتم ما فعلتم بيوسف وأخيه إذ أنتم جهلونThey said: "Is it you, Youssof?"
قالوا أءنك لأنت يوسفHe said: "I am Youssof, and this is my brother.
قال أنا يوسف وهذآ أخيGod has indeed favored us:
قد من ٱلله علينآwhoever guards himself and is patient — God does not let go to waste the reward of those who do good."
إنه من يتق ويصبر فإن ٱلله لا يضيع أجر ٱلمحسنينThey said: "By God, God has indeed preferred you over us, and we were indeed at fault."
قالوا تٱلله لقد ءاثرك ٱلله علينا وإن كنا لخطينHe said: "No reproach upon you:
قال لا تثريب عليكمtoday, God forgives you,
ٱليوم يغفر ٱلله لكمHe is the most benevolent of the benevolent.
وهو أرحم ٱلرحمينGo with this shirt of mine, and cast it upon my father's face: he will regain his sight. Then bring me your whole family."
ٱذهبوا بقميصي هذا فألقوه على وجه أبي يأت بصيرا وأتوني بأهلكم أجمعينWhen the caravan had set off, their father said: "I surely sense the scent of Youssof, if you do not think me a dotard."
ولما فصلت ٱلعير قال أبوهم إني لأجد ريح يوسف لولآ أن تفندونThey said: "By God, you are surely in your old error."
قالوا تٱلله إنك لفي ضللك ٱلقديمWhen the bearer of good news arrived, he cast it upon his face, and he at once regained his sight.
فلمآ أن جآء ٱلبشير ألقىه على وجهه فٱرتد بصيراHe said: "Did I not tell you that I know, from God, what you do not know?"
قال ألم أقل لكم إني أعلم من ٱلله ما لا تعلمونThey said: "O our father, ask forgiveness for our offenses: we were indeed at fault."
قالوا يأبانا ٱستغفر لنا ذنوبنآ إنا كنا خطينHe said: "I shall soon ask forgiveness for you from my Guardian:
قال سوف أستغفر لكم ربيit is indeed He, the Most-Forgiving, the Benevolent."
إنه هو ٱلغفور ٱلرحيمWhen they entered upon Youssof, he took his two parents in with him, and said: "Enter Egypt, if God wills, in security."
فلما دخلوا على يوسف ءاوى إليه أبويه وقال ٱدخلوا مصر إن شآء ٱلله ءامنينAnd he raised his two parents upon the Edifice, and they fell down before him in prostration.
ورفع أبويه على ٱلعرش وخروا له سجداHe said: "O my father, this is the interpretation of my vision of old: my Guardian has made it true.
وقال يأبت هذا تأويل رءيي من قبل قد جعلها ربي حقاHe has been good to me, when He brought me out of prison, and brought you from the countryside, after the Diverter had sown discord between me and my brothers.
وقد أحسن بي إذ أخرجني من ٱلسجن وجآء بكم من ٱلبدو من بعد أن نزغ ٱلشيطن بيني وبين إخوتيMy Guardian is indeed Subtle in what He wills:
إن ربي لطيف لما يشآءit is indeed He, the All-Knowing, the Wise.
إنه هو ٱلعليم ٱلحكيمMy Guardian, You have granted me a share of sovereignty, and taught me the interpretation of events.
رب قد ءاتيتني من ٱلملك وعلمتني من تأويل ٱلأحاديثOriginator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in the present life and in the last life: cause me to die true to You alone, and join me with the righteous."
فاطر ٱلسموت وٱلأرض أنت ولي في ٱلدنيا وٱلءاخرة توفني مسلما وألحقني بٱلصلحينThat is part of the information about what escapes the senses, which We reveal to you:
ذلك من أنبآء ٱلغيب نوحيه إليكyou were not with them when they resolved their affair while plotting.
وما كنت لديهم إذ أجمعوا أمرهم وهم يمكرونAnd most people, however much you may desire it, are not believers.
ومآ أكثر ٱلناس ولو حرصت بمؤمنينAnd you ask of them, for this, no reward:
وما تسلهم عليه من أجرit is only a reminder for all beings.
إن هو إلا ذكر للعلمينHow many signs, in the heavens and on the earth, do they pass by, turning away from them!
وكأين من ءاية في ٱلسموت وٱلأرض يمرون عليها وهم عنها معرضونAnd most of them do not believe in God without associating [others] with Him.
وما يؤمن أكثرهم بٱلله إلا وهم مشركونAre they then sure that a covering of God's punishment will not come to them, or that the Hour will not come to them suddenly, without their perceiving it?
أفأمنوا أن تأتيهم غشية من عذاب ٱلله أو تأتيهم ٱلساعة بغتة وهم لا يشعرونSay: "This is my path: I call to God.
قل هذه سبيلي أدعوا إلى ٱللهWith full clear-sightedness, myself and those who follow me.
على بصيرة أنا ومن ٱتبعنيGlory be to God!
وسبحن ٱللهAnd I am not among those who associate."
ومآ أنا من ٱلمشركينAnd We sent, before you, none but men to whom We revealed, from among the people of the cities.
ومآ أرسلنا من قبلك إلا رجالا نوحي إليهم من أهل ٱلقرىHave they not traveled the earth to see what was the end of those before them?
أفلم يسيروا في ٱلأرض فينظروا كيف كان عقبة ٱلذين من قبلهمAnd the abode of the last life is indeed better for those who guarded themselves:
ولدار ٱلءاخرة خير للذين ٱتقواwill you not then reason?
أفلا تعقلون[We sent them] until, when the messengers had lost all hope and thought they had been denied, Our help came to them, and whom We willed was saved,
حتى إذا ٱستيس ٱلرسل وظنوا أنهم قد كذبوا جآءهم نصرنا فنجي من نشآءand Our rigor is not turned away from the severed people.
ولا يرد بأسنا عن ٱلقوم ٱلمجرمينThere was indeed, in their account, a lesson for the possessors of intelligence:
لقد كان في قصصهم عبرة لأولي ٱلألببit was not an invented account,
ما كان حديثا يفترىbut the confirmation of what precedes it, the detail of everything, and a guidance and a benevolence for a people who believe.
ولكن تصديق ٱلذي بين يديه وتفصيل كل شىء وهدى ورحمة لقوم يؤمنون